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PDF to Podcast

Listen to a PDF

Turn PDF text into speech using the Web Speech API on your device. Pause, resume, or download the extracted script.

Runs in your browser. Your PDF stays on this device — nothing is uploaded for processing.

On-device voice

Uses your browser’s speech synthesis.

Script export

Download the extracted narration text.

No cloud TTS

Audio is generated locally when supported.

Quick listen

Useful for proofreading long drafts.

Use the tool

Narration without a media server

We extract text with PDF.js, then speak it through the Web Speech API available in your browser.

Before you start

  • Voice quality depends on your browser/OS voices.
  • Scans should be OCR’d first.

Three steps

  1. 1

    Load a PDF

    Prefer text-based documents.

  2. 2

    Extract & play

    Start narration with your system voices.

  3. 3

    Optional download

    Save the script as text.